Course Project: Esther Choi

Text: “Art: It Makes You Think”  

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A piece of artwork that I admire (top of my white board):

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This design was made by an older friend and art tutor of mine that was gifted to me. I always admired her style.

Iconic element (3 keyboard-inspired images at the left):

Inscriptions say, “Enter” with an image of the lightbulb. It is an idea to enter into your own thought process, and start thinking!

A piece of my own artwork (In the bottom center of my white board):

This is an inspirational design of a jellyfish. I chose to include this particular piece as my artwork, because I wanted people to stare at it and wonder, “What is that?” As a result, it makes one think!

Diagram (On my laptop keyboard):

Because of limited space, I taped my diagram on my laptop keyboard. I think it worked well, since a lot of people looked more closely at my diagram since it was right under the video.

My Non-Didactic Panel: White Board

I chose the white board because this is what I used the most to brainstorm and help think through my ideas. Also, it was the perfect size which fitted the requirements.

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My box:

-My manifesto: A sprial, slinky-inspired 3D object.

-A frame I had and still cherish since I was young. To go with my chalk theme, I replaced my photo inside with chalk paper.

-Interactive Element: Chalk paper. I wanted for people to recognize the playful aspect of chalkboards, and even left out an array of chalks in the colors respective to my manifesto.

-Sketching 2B Pencils, Pens, and Color Pencils: To promote the idea of creating art. These are items that I use almost everyday, so they are quite sentimental to me.

-A real lightbulb: I included the lightbulb to attract the audience, and I also thought it will go well with my theme of “Art: It Makes You Think” This may also serve as my time-based element.

Digital Element (YouTube video):

A video of me drawing and painting my parents and my brother, including a slideshow of christmas cards I made for my close friends. My family and friends are my inspiration and make a huge part of who I am and what art I make today. This can also serve as my time-based element. (My laptop even died before my presentation.)

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Project 9: Esther Choi

The Artist’s Blog

Be inspired daily from: your environment, people around you, music, social network, media, movies, news, politics, history, travel, cultures, emotions, nostalgia, or yourself.

Translate that inspiration and get motivated: take a paper, a pencil, a pen, a paintbrush, clay, a newspaper, a piece of fabric, wood, plants, camera, laptop, paint, CS6 software, make-up; basically, anything.

Sink into your own imagination: listen to your favourite song playlist, reality becomes intangible to you, time is nonexistent, there are no boundaries, you create your own limits, be in a bubble, form a relationship with your art, admire your aesthetic abilities, let nothing insult you, remember your inspiration, continue to be motivated; and be ambitious.

When you’re stuck: chill out, breaks in between are healthy, move away from your art, observe what you’ve accomplished, see what you like and don’t like, go outside, drink some coffee, indulge in your tasteful cravings, get a beer, do what relaxes you, smoke, go on a stroll, go for a quick drive, relax the mind, return to your art, glance at it far away and up close, deeply breathe in and out, re-inspire yourself, re-motivate yourself.

Are you done? Well… you’re the artist; it’s really up to you.